How is RamsConnect used for WoW events?

All Weeks of Welcome in-person and virtual WoW event submissions are posted to the Weeks of Welcome RamsConnect group where new and returning students will (1) explore event options, (2) register for events of interest, and (3) provide feedback for attended events.

What are my responsibilities as a WoW event host?

At minimum, WoW events hosts will:

• Ensure event information is accurate and up to date, and edit your event as needed
• Confirm event spaces
• For virtual events: Create your own event space links and manage your online program experience
• For in-person events: Ensure space reservations and support needs are confirmed
• Complete attendance check in for each event hosted (This is vital to help us track students eligible for participation prizes.)

Student volunteers are available to assist with break out rooms or attendance tracking.

How do I log into RamsConnect?

Log into RamsConnect with your VCU eID  If you are accessing the platform for the first time, you will be prompted to accept the “Terms & Conditions”

Why are WoW event hosts officers in the RamsConnect WoW group?

All contacts who have submitted WoW events are listed as officers in the WoW group. Those individuals should have received an email confirming their role as a group officer. Your officer status allows you to:

• Edit your event posting
• Track participant attendance
• Access event assessment data

Your officer privileges allow you additional access to make changes to the WoW RamsConnect group beyond your specific event, so please be sure to edit your event only and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

Does my department need a RamsConnect group?

Departments are not required to have their own RamsConnect groups to participate in WoW.

However there are benefits to creating a dedicated group for your department for WoW and beyond. Our RamsConnect user community is growing daily.

With the growing excitement around virtual engagement, RamsConnect provides a unique opportunity for schools and departments to target communication and manage events.

What is RamsConnect?

Managed by the staff at The Commons, RamsConnect is VCU's education and engagement platform for students, faculty, staff, and campus partners at VCU.

Our RamsConnect user community is growing daily. With the growing excitement around virtual engagement, RamsConnect provides a unique opportunity for schools and departments to target communication and manage events.

On RamsConnect, VCU students can learn about and connect with hundreds of registered clubs and organizations, as well as University schools, departments, and interest groups.

RamsConnect provides a unique opportunity for schools and departments to target communication to our growing user community. Through the events management feature, meetings and complex events can be created and published to a centralized calendar.

In addition, these features are available to our VCU student organizations, faculty, staff, and campus partners:

• Build and manage a dedicated, stand alone website for each group
• Post and promote events on a public VCU calendar
• Track attendance at events via QR codes
• Elect officers and vote on positions
• Conduct surveys
• Upload and share photos and documents
• Create graphic mail members
• Manage Member and Contact database